Characterization of neurons in the area of the medullary lateral reticular nucleus responsive to noxious visceral and cutaneous stimuli

Brain Research

Volumn 802, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 163-174

  Ness, T J ^a   Follett, K A ^b   Piper, J ^b   Dirks, B A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal; Lateral reticular nucleus; Visceral pain

Indexed keywords

NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CEREBELLUM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTESTINE DISTENSION; LATERAL RETICULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISCERAL PAIN;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BALLOON DILATATION; BRAIN MAPPING; INTESTINES; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; PAIN; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VISCERA;

EID: 0345487508     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00608-8     Document Type: Article

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